Loose-leaf binder.



J. G. MAGIN.

LOOSE LEAF BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. so, 1912;

Patented Dec. 80, 1913` T all whom it may concern 'UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.'

JOHN G. MAGIN,YOF ROGHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 HENRY CONOLLYCOMPANY, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LOOSE-LEAF BINDER.

.Speeioation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 3o,` 1913.

Applicationled October 30, 1912.4 Serial No. 728,657.

Be it known that I, JOHN G. M AGIN, of

Rochester', in the county of Monroe and State of New York7 have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Loose-Leaf Binders, which improvement isfully7 set forth in the following specification and shown intheaccompanyin drawings.

The present invention re ates to loose leaf binders, and an `objectthereof is to provide a sim-ple and inexpensive construction in whichthere is employed a transfer member for vmoving the leaves from andplacing them on suitable impaling means, the said transfer member beingadapted to be supported in such a manner that it may be utilized forreceiving and supporting the leaves independently `of the impalingmeans, thus permitting the leaves to be transferred singly from theimpaling means to thetransfer member or vice versa. .y

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain parts and.combinations of parts all of which will be' hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In 'the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective Viewl of the binder with theleaves removed and-.the retaining means disconnected from the impalingmeans and the transfer member; Fi 2 is a transverse section through thebin er with the leaves therein; Fig. 3 is e. sectional` Viewillustrating the transfer member .supported by the retaining means; Fig.Liis a side view of the binder with the transfer member supponted by theretaining means; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section throughA the bindingmeans of the binder when the latter is closed.

In 'the iilustrated embodiment of the invention, vthere is provided `apair of cover members l and 2 hinged to connecting members 3 .and 4respectively which in turn `are hinged to :a single back piece 5. In.the present'instance, the 4conmeotgng members 3 and A serve for'supporting the bindingr means. With ltheffforegoing in view, theconnectmg piece 4 embodies a flat metallic bar 5 from `the inner side of.whichproject-s the impaling `means consisting of' one or more impal-.in-g projections -6 for receiving the leaves 7,

l.the latter .being rovided with openings 8 through which this impalingprojections 6 extend. The' connecting piece 3 carries the retainingmeans for cooperating with the projections 6 in order to hold the leavesthereon. In this instance, this retaining means embodies a casing 9 inwhich is arranged a locking memberlO, preferably, in the form of aslidebar moved in one directlon under the action of a spring 11 and-inthe other direction through the medium of a linger piece 12 projectingfrom one end of the casing 9. The casing 9 may be formed on its innerface with openings 13 through 1^;

again fitted to the 'impaling projections" .without disturbing thealinement of the openings 8 in the leaves. This transfer member, in thisinstance, embodies a bar 16 having two transfer projections 17 extendingfrom one side thereof to enter openings 18 in the leaves and hold thelatter against relative movement in their planes, the bar serving tosupport the leaves` on the projections 17 when the leaves are removedfrom the projections G.

It has Abeen found that a binder of a type hereinbefore described hassuperior advantages if means be provided for supporting the transfermember with its transfer projections or projection upright, as it isthen possible to transfer the leaves, oneat a time, from the impalingprojections to the transfer projections or vice versa, thus adapting thebinder for use as a ledger in connection with typewriting machines andmore particularly boolr-typew1-iting machinos.

In this embodiment, .the transfer unember is ,adapted to be supportedupon the connecting member which carries the retaining means, the latterpreferably also acting'to support the transfer member. To this end, thetransfer member is provided with one or 'more projections 19 extendingfrom that openings 2l" in the inner face ofthe casing 9 so that theshoulders 20 may be engaged by shoulders 22 on the locking member l0,and, in this way, hold the project-ions 17 upright when the binder isopen as in Fig. 4.

The cover pieces l and 2 will then serve asv supports and protectors forany leaves arranged on the projections 6 and 17 so that the leaves mayfreely be transferred from one of said sets to the other for makingentries on the individual sheets, and, when .Work in the book has beencompleted, the leaves on the two sets of projections may be immediatelybrought together without any further work on the part of the user. Thedevices for accomplishing the foregoin results are simple in operationand require the addition of but few parts to the ordinary binder so thatthe cost of the manufactur of the binder is not materially increased.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a` pair of covermembers, connecting pieces hinged to the cover members, and a back pieceto which the connecting pieces are hinged, of impaling means carried byone of the connecting pieces, retaining means arranged on the otherconnecting piece for co ratingl with the impaling means, a trans er baravin a transfer proa jection extending laterally t erefrom forcooperating with leaves `on thel `limpaling means, and means, arrangedon the connectingpiece carrying the retaining means, for supporting thetransfer bar with its transfer projection extending upwardly when theretaining means is disengaged from the impaling rojection. l

2. In a loose leaflbindeigthe combination with impaling means, and amember cooperating With said impaling means for retaining leaves on saidimpaling means, of a transfer bar having a projection for coperatingwith the' leaves on the impaling means, and means on the member carryingthe retaining means foresupporting said transfer bar when 'the retainingmeans is disconnected'ffrom the impaling means.

3. In a l'oo'se leaf binder, the combination with a member having a pairof impaling projections, and a member having a locking ar for coperatingwith the impaling projections to hold the leaves on said projections, ofa transfer bar independent of the first two named members and having aprojection extending laterally therefrom for coperating with the leaveson the impaling projections, and also having means adapted to be engagedby the locking member in order that the transfer projection may be heldupright; when' the lockingnlmber is disengagedujrom the impaling(projection.

4. In a leaf binder, the combination with a member having impalingprojections extending therefrom, and a member having a locking membermovably arranged thereon and adapted to coperate with the impalingprojections to hold leaves on the latter, of a transfer member embodyinga bar having projections extending from opposite sides thereof, theprojections on one side serving to support the leaves when they areremoved from the impaling rojections, and the projections on the otherside being adapted to be engaged by the locking member to hold the firstnamed projections upright.

5. In a loose leaf binder the combination with a member having impalingrejections extending from one side thereofD and provided with shouldersnear their ends, and a second member having a casing provided withopenings adapted to receive the impaling projections and also having alocking member movably arrangedvwithin said casing to engage theshoulders on the impaling projections, of a transfer member embodying abar having projections extending from opposite sides thereof, theprojections' on one side being adapted to receive leaves from theimpaling projections, and the projections on the other side havingshoulders and adapted to be passed through openings in' the casing inorder to be engaged by the locking member.

6. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a pair of cover members,connecting jections areadapted to be'passed, a loc 'ngi member arrangedin said casing and adapted j to coperate withthe impaling projections,and a transfer member, having a transfer rojectio'n adapted to be passedthrough the eaves on the impaling projections and havi rt'ions adaptedto be en ed b the lblgkiiiog member in order togstpporv the transfermember upri ht when the locking member is disengage from the impalingprojections. .e

7. In a loose leaf binder, the combina-tionwith a pair of cover members,a pair of connecting members to which the cover members are hinged, anda back piece to which the connecting-members are hinged, of impalingprojections extending from one of said connecting members, a lockingmember arranged on the-other of said connecting members for coperatingwith the impaling projections, and a transfer member having projectionsextending from opposite sides thereof the projections on one side beingadapted to coperate with the leaves on the Y fof said connectingmembers, for coperating with the impaling y means and a transfer barindependent of t e impaling ,means and the retaining means, .havingprovision for being connected to the connecting member that Acarries theretaining means, when the latter is disconnected from the im aling meansand also having a transfer projection extending laterally from the bar.

9. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a pair of cover members,a pair of connecting members to Which the cover members are hinged, anda back piece to which the connecting members are hinged, of impalingmeans arranged on one of said con-- necting members, locking meanscarried by the other connecting member for coperating with the impalingmeans, and a transfer lmember having rejections extending therefrom forengaging with the locking means when the latter is `disconnected fromthe impaling means.

10. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a pair of bindermembers, one of which has a rigid impaling projection and the other ofwhich has means for releasably engaging the impaling projection and isalso provided with 'an opening, of a transferl member having a lateralprojection for co operating with leaves on Dthe impalin projection andalso has a projection for tting in the opening in the last mentionedbinding member.`

11. In al loose leaf binder, the combination Y with a pair of bindingmembers, one of which is provided vvith impalin means, and

the other ofI which is provi ed with an opening and means for releasablyengaging the impaling means, of aftransfer member having oppositelyextending projections, one of which is adapted to coperatewith leaves onthe impaling means and the other of which is ada ted to enter theopening in the binder mem er to support the transfer i member. l

12.y In a loose leaf binder, the combination i With a pair of bindermembers, one of which is provided with impalin means and the other ofwhich has means or releasably engaging theimpaling means, ofa `transferbar having a laterall extending projection, and eoperating portions onthe transfer bar and the binder member with the engaging means, saidportions holding the transfer bar to said bindermember `with the lateralprojection upright.

13. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a pair of bindermembers, one of which is provided -With impaling means, of a trans-v fermember having a transfer projection, and lookin means carried by theother binder mem er and adapted to engage both the transfer member andthe impaling means.

A14. In a loose leaf binder, the combination with a pair of bindermembers, of a rigid impaling projection permanently secured to one ofsaid members, locking means secured to the other member and adapted toreleasably engage the impaling projection, and a sov

